Improved furniture-caster



Wfjffffmz- Witnesses E* Inventor ils-irren STATES PATENT @ridono WT. T.MERSEREAU, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVED FU RNlTURE-CASTER.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. IS7, EB 7, dated April4, 1865.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, W. T. MERsEREAU, of Newark, Essex county, NewJersey, have invented, made, and applied to use a new and ImprovedCaster for Articles of Furniture, Trunks, and Boxes; and I do declarethe following to be a full, clear, and correct description ot' the same,reference being` had to the accompanying drawings, making part of thisspecification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, in which-Figure l is a View of my improved caster as applied to any article offurniture; Fig. 2, a sectional view of the same; Fig. 3, detached viewof ball or roller B Fig. et, detached view of ring C; Fig. 5, interiorview of caster as applied.

In the drawings like parts ot' the invention are designated by the saineletters of reference.

The nature of my invention consists (a) in the use or employment of aball or roller, B, provided with thejournals b l), when the same shallbe constructed as hereinafter fully shown; (b), in combining with theball or roller B so constructed the collars d and d2, base or stand A,and thc ri ng C, as hereinafter fully described.`

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, l willspeak of its construction and operation.

A shows the base or stand for supporting the ball or roller B. The lowerportion of this base A is provided on its interior with the turnedshoulder a, forming a socket, in which the ball or roller B plays. Vhendesirable, the lower portion of this base A may be made of a separatepiece of metal, and may be riveted to the upper portion of the same, as

clearly shown in Fig. l of the drawings.

B shows the ball or roller, provided with the journals b, made with theball or roller B; or the ball B may be drilled and the journals binserted in the ends of the same.

C shows a ring of metal placed directly over the ball or roller B andbearing upon tlc collars d d2 upon the journals b, thus serving, inconnection with the turned shoulder a, to keep the ball or roller B inits proper position.

d d2 are collars placed over the journals b, and serve to prevent thefriction occasioned by the movement of the ball or roller B upon theturned shoulder a, wearing upon the journals b. These collars d d2, itwill be observed, when the ball or roller B is in operation, play indifferent directions.

The various parts of my improved caster, being thus constructed, may becombined by placing the collars d d2 upon the journals el, inserting theball or roller B within the stand or base A, so that the collars d d2bear upon the turned shoulder a, placing the ring c directly over theball or roller B, and then attaching the stand or base A to the articleof furniture, box, or trunk, so that the lower surface ot' the saineshall bear tightly upon the upper portion of the ring G.

The prominent advantages ot' my improvement are its economy, durability,ease with which it can be applied, and that, being contained within theframe or base A, directly under the article to which it is attached, itis less liable to be injured and is out ofthe way, although fully aseli'ective in operation as any caster in use.

Having thus described I claim as new, and ters Patent, is

1. The ball or roller B, provided with the journals b, when the sameshall be constructed as shown, for the purpose specified.

2. In combination with the same, the base A, ring O, and collars d d2,when the same shall be combined substantially as shown, for the purposeset forth.

VM. T. ME RSEREA U.

my invention, what desire to secure by Let- In presence of- A. SIDNEYDOANE, C. O. GORDON.

